pallet
noun /ˈpælət/
/ˈpælət/
- a heavy wooden or metal base that can be used for moving or storing goods
- a cloth bag filled with straw, used for sleeping on
- Servants slept on straw pallets thrown on the floor.
Word Originsense 2 Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French paillete, from paille ‘straw’, from Latin palea.sense 1 late Middle English (originally referring to a flat wooden blade used to shape clay or plaster): from French palette ‘little blade’, from Latin pala ‘spade’ (related to palus ‘stake’).